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People of the Philippines Vs. Gerry Octavio y Florendo and Reynaldo Cariño y Martir

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, VS. GERRY OCTAVJO Y FLORENDO and REYNALDO CARINO Y MARTIR, Accused-Appellants.

G.R. No. 199219 | 2013-04-03


SECOND DIVISION 

DECISION 

PEREZ,J.: 

For review of this Court is the appeal filed by Gerry Octavio  (Octavio) and Reynaldo Cariño Cariño) assailing the 29 March 2011  Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 03900. The  CA affirmed the Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branc.;:h 65,  Makati City finding both accused guilty of violating Article II of Republic  Act (R.A.) No.· 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Drugs Act of  2002. 

The Antecedents

On 21 August 2007, three (3) separate Informations were filed before the Regional Trial Court...